A newly constructed cardiovascular surgery center in Covington, La., has been sold for $8.81 million. The property, occupied by Cardiovascular Specialty Care Center, totals 10,690 square feet and is staffed by eight physicians who are affiliated with US Heart &…
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The FDA has approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood-based colorectal cancer screening test developed by Brisbane, Calif.-based Freenome, on July 27, according to a July 27 news release. This is the second blood test cleared for average-risk CRC screening and the…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based NeoGenomics Laboratories agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark law through two separate arrangements involving referring physicians and independent consultants, according to a settlement agreement signed July 20,…
The Leapfrog Group launched its ASC Public Reporting Program. The ASC Reporting Program highlights safety and quality information for more than 3,900 ambulatory surgery centers, according to a July 27 organization news release. Publicly reported results are updated monthly to…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell its ownership interests in two hospitals to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health for about $1.15 billion. Surgery Partners is selling its ownership interests in Mountain View Hospital and Idaho…
Portland-based Oath Surgical has completed the first robotic prostatectomy performed at an outpatient surgery center in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, according to a July 21 news release. The procedure was performed at Oath’s Beaverton, Ore. surgery center by David Jiang,…
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare’s ASC arm, reported $1.39 billion in net operating revenues for the second quarter of 2026, a 9.3% increase from $1.27 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to Tenet’s earnings release published…
Nationally, pay for certified registered nurse anesthetists has climbed sharply over the last several years. CRNAs in Alaska earned the highest average annual salary in the country, as of the most recent data — $311,110 a year — while California…
There were several significant national-level healthcare policy updates announced, passed or developed in the last month with numerous implications for ASCs. Here are five policies ASC leaders should take note of in the last month: 1. The Senate Health, Education,…
David Antonio Becerril, MD, a 70-year-old physician from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced July 8 to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.25 million in restitution for his role in a nationwide telemarketing scheme that defrauded Medicare. According…